Antique Furniture – Types Periods Origins / Scarce Oversize Illustrated Book

Description

WORLD FURNITURE
edited by Noel Riley, Chartwell Books, Inc., NJ, 1980.
With over 400 color and black-and-white photographs, this oversize book provides a scholarly survey of the evolution of world antique furniture types and periods.
This book “is a thorough exposition of the history of furniture from its origins in the ancient world to the most contemporary styles.  Moving through the centuries looking at the splendor of the Renaissance and Baroque pieces, through the intricate Rococo style, the Neoclassic elegance and the varieties of nineteenth-century styles to the functionalism of twentieth-century furniture, the book analyzes the skill and craftsmanship involved.  Furniture of the Orient is given separate consideration including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indian furniture.  The importance of the use of different materials—wood, metal, porcelain, plastic, stone—is explained, and the techniques and materials of upholstery are given particular consideration.”  This book is intended for collectors and antique dealers but will be of interest to the general public, as it is well written and involves an overview of a subject that we all live with on a daily basis.
Oversized 9.5“ x 12.6“ hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  320 pages.
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